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- 1997 - Utah/Four Corners Area - Hiking and River Rafting. We spent the first four days hiking in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and the last four days rafting the Test question: What four states come together to form the "Four Corners"? Just after the picture, a chunk broke off and squished him...just kidding!
- 1996 - Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes Canada - Hiking. A wonderful trip during which we hiked our brains out. We did 10 to 15 miles each day and really got the most out of our trip. : It is a good first climb for someone wanting to try a glaciered, snow and ice peak. Timberline Mountain Guides does a great job.
- 1995 - Canadian Rockies - Hiking. Most favorite spot - Radium Hot Springs in British Columbia - had to get in the hot springs. Least favorite spot - Banff - reminded me of why I don't like Gatlinburg.
- 1994 - Grand Canyon. Hiked North Rim to South Rim. It's easier than it sounds. Getting a permit to camp at Phantom Ranch was the hard part.
- 1993 - Maine - Baxter State Park. Home of the Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Mount Katahdin was harder than expected - it's about 4,200 vertical feet and has a tree line.
- 1992 - Colorado - Mount Elbert. Highest mountain is Colorado at 14,433 feet. Made the summit but the altitude made me sick as a dog. Staying in the Strike King Motel in Leadville at 10,000 feet didn't help much.
- 1991 - Mount Whitney. Highest mountain in California and the contiguous U.S. at 14,496 feet. Made summit in spite of the snow (it was late June) but marmots ate my food (two packs of freeze dried zucchini lasagna). Got sick on the way down (altitude) but ate pizza that night in Lone Pine.
- 1990 - Mount Whitney. First trip. Could not reach the summit due to deep snow and lack of proper equipment (crampons and ice ax). Hands and feet got numb and the altitude hurt me. Pretty bad for late September.
- 1989 - Grand Canyon. Rafted with a guide service. Great food and a lot of fun. Took 8 days to travel 225 miles of the Colorado River. Some big water in this one.
1988 - Mount Rainier. Highest mountain in Washington and hardest of lower 48. The mountain is fully glaciered and requires full snow and ice climbing gear. Rainier Mountaineering provides a great guide service. Made the summit early in the morning on day 4. This is quite a place to see and hang out. While there I meet the first man ever to climb Mount Everest twice and another man who later became one of only a few men to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
12:50 - 2008-Sep-24 -
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09:58 - 2008-Dec-9
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